Entry test

Name: __________________________________________ Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Complete these conversations with the words in the box. You do not need all the words. charge 1 2 3 4 5 industry pleased refinery spell surveyor

Date: ___________

A: This is Jennifer Burgess. Shes from Scotland. B: ____________ to meet you. A: Do you work in the oil ____________, Ali? B: Yes, Im an engineer. A: How do you ____________ your name? B: Ferrar. Thats F-E-double R-A-R. A: Whos in ____________ of a supertanker? B: The captain. A: Where do you work? B: I work in the control room at a ____________ in Nigeria. Match 610 to ae to make common word partnerships. seismic control safety oil ear a b c d e glasses rig operator room protectors

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Section 2: Language
1 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C. Hi Jenny I need (1) _____ help. Have (2) _____ got the arrival date for Peter Jameson? (3) _____ boss wants (4) _____ urgently. Please email (5) _____ as soon as possible. Many thanks Zafia 1 2 3 4 5 A his A you A Their A them A her B your B she B Her B it B my C her C me C My C her C me

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Complete this text with the words in the box. am are is isnt work

I (6) ____________ from Venezuela and my boss (7) ____________ from Nigeria. We (8) ____________ on a supertanker. There (9) ____________ twenty people from different countries in our crew. We all speak some English, so communication (10) ____________ a problem.

Section 3: Skills development

1 Ali and Ricardo meet a new colleague, Armando. Complete their conversation with sentences ae. Ali: Armando: Ali: Ricardo: Armando: Ali: Ricardo: Armando: Ali: Armando: Ricardo: a b c d e 2 6 7 8 9 10 a b c d e f Hello, Armando. Im Ali. Nice to meet you. (1) _____ . This is Ricardo. Hes a driller. Hi, Armando. Whats your job? Hi. (2) _____ . What do you do, Ali? Im a driller, too. (3) _____ . Where are you from, Armando? (4) _____ . And do you like your job? (5) _____ . Thats great! Now, lets get a coffee.

Im from the Philippines Im a radio operator Nice to meet you, too Yes, I like it a lot I work with Ricardo Match questions 610 to answers af. You do not need all the answers. Is he from Scotland? Are you Jamil? Whats the time? Can I help you? Is your boss in today? _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Im looking for the control room. Yes, I am. No, shes on leave. Yes, they are. Its four oclock. No, he isnt.

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Section 4: Reading
1 Read this email and answer the questions. From: Paul Turner To: Bruce Patterson Subject: My new job Hi Bruce Guess what? Im a roughneck on an oil rig in the North Sea! I do all the general jobs. Its hard work but we have a good crew. We extract the oil. My boss is the driller. Hes in charge. We live and work on the rig. The food is good. Im always hungry after my shifts! See you on Friday. Paul 1 2 3 4 5 Where does Paul work? What is his job? What does he say about his job? What does his boss do? When will he meet Bruce? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Section 5: Listening
1 1 2 02 Listen and choose the correct answer, A, B or C. Where is Ricardo from? A Vietnam What does Jennifer do? A Shes a seismic operator. B Venezuela C Nigeria

B Shes a radio operator. C Shes a driver.

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03 Listen and choose the correct answer, A, B or C. What is Armandos job? A He works in a gas station. Where does Jennifer work? A on a supertanker What does Matthew do? A He works in a refinery. B He works in a refinery. C He drives a road tanker. B on an oil rig B He transports oil. C in a gas station C He searches for oil.

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